“Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It’s like the ultimate rest. It’s better than the best sleep you’ve ever had. It’s a quieting of the mind. It sharpens everything, especially your appreciation of your surroundings. It keeps life fresh.” ~Hugh Jackman

“If there’s some sense of wanting to change yourself, then it comes from a place of feeling that you’re not good enough.” ~Pema Chödrön

“The third noble truth says that the cessation of suffering is letting go of holding on to ourselves.” ~Pema Chödrön

“When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.” ~Benjamin Franklin

“If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.” ~St. Clement of Alexandra

“It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.” ~Marianne Williamson

“A hard fall means a high bounce…if you’re made of the right material.” ~Unknown

“No matter what our motivation may be, if we are not realistic we will not fulfill our goal.” ~Dalai Lama

“The love of God is not generic. God looks with love upon every man and woman, calling them by name.” ~Pope Francis

“The first noble truth recognizes that we also change like the weather, we ebb and flow like the tides, we wax and wane like the moon.” ~Pema Chödrön

“Let us leave a spare place at our table: a place for those who lack the basics, who are alone.” ~Pope Francis

“The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.” ~Art Van Der Leeuw

“Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict from life, but the ability to cope with it.” ~Unknown